Make this Fashion doll crochet dress pattern with leftover yarns. You only need a small amount, and the dress is perfect for your child’s Barbie doll. Choose various colors to match up with other items in Barbie’s wardrobe. It’s a win-win for everyone when you put it that way.

The pattern works up quickly and easily, making it great for stocking suffers and last-minute gift ideas.

Free Crochet Pattern — Scalloped Fashion Doll Dress

The Yarn

I used up leftover yarn of Red Heart Shimmer. Although a medium-weight yarn, I find it on the thinner side. It works well with a G crochet hook.

Other similar yarns should work just as well.

How it’s Made

This fashion doll dress is worked from the bottom up in rounds, then at the waist you begin to work in rows in order to create the back opening. The scalloped edging at the bottom is done last.

I closed mine with two snap closures, but you could also use a small velcro strip to close the dress. The only problem with using velcro strips is that they will snag the fabric, but it might help make it easier to close for a small child.

Scalloped Fashion Doll Dress

If you have leftovers and are not sure what to do with them, this crochet doll dress pattern is a good place to start.

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Skill Level

Easy

Materials

Yarn: Red Heart Shimmer
Crochet Hook: 4.00mm
Tools: Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Measurements

Gauge: 1" across 4 sts and over 3 pattern rows as follows: hdc, sc, hdc.
Finished Size: Fits the Barbie Doll.

Abbreviations

RS = Right Side
WS = Wrong Side
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hdc2tog = Half Double Crochet 2 Together
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Rep = Repeat
Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
Sc = Single Crochet
Sc2tog = Single Crochet 2 Stitches Together
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Crochet Abbreviations and Terms are in American.

Notes

The ch-1/ch-2 at the beginning of each round/row do not count as stitch.
The first st is the same stitch as where the join was made.

Instructions

Ch 21, join with sl st in first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in first ch, ch 3, sk next 2 chs, *sc in next ch, ch 3, sk next 2 chs; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. (7 ch-3 lps)
Rnd 2: Sl st into first ch-3 lp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3) in same lp and in each lp around; join with sl st to first sc. (7 ch-3 lps)
Rnd 3: Ch 2 (does not count as st), work 2 dc in first sc, sc in next ch-3 lp, *2 dc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 lp; rep from * around; join with sl st to first dc. (21 sts)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st around; join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, hdc in first st and in each st around; join with sl st to first hdc.
Rnds 6-7: Rep rnds 4-5 once.

Begin Working in Rows.

Row 1(WS): TURN. Ch 1, sc in first st, sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 15 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in last st. (19 sts) Do Not Join. Turn.
Row 2(RS): Ch 1, hdc in first st, hdc2tog over the next 2 sts, hdc in next 13 sts, hdc2tog over next 2 sts, hdc in last st. (17 sts) Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * across.
Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in first sc, sc in next ch-2 sp, *hdc in next sc, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * across; sc in last sc. (17 sts) Turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st across. (17 sts) Turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, hdc in first st and in each st across.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc in next st, sc in last st. (19 sts) Turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, hdc in first 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in last 7 sts. (21 sts) Turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in last 7 sts. Do NOT FO, continue with Edging along the back opening.
Edging: Turn to work along the back edge. Ch 1, sc evenly along both sides. FO.
Bottom Edging: Holding the dress upside down and with RS facing, join yarn with sl st to lp along seam, (hdc, dc, hdc, sl st) into same lp, (sl st, hdc, dc, hdc, sl st) into next lp and into each lp around; join with sl st in first sl st. FO.
Attach 2 snap closures to the back opening: one at the waist and one at the top. You could also do a small strip of velcro, but be aware that it will snag the fabric.